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Thread ID: 64500 2005-12-17 01:05:00 Casual Gaming PC Specs (Casual Gaming, Internet, Music & Movies) zahmad (8963) Press F1
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413349 2005-12-18 05:22:00 Video tests here.
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I would say 6800 GT becos 6600 is ok but some new games may not be .. also to the games that is released a bit later on ... but again, expect 6 months later the 6800GT card will lag esp with the new released games.

CPU around 3.2ghz or not much more. 1GB is sensible. One stick? So you get another 1GB stick later for dual? Just to maximise ur slots. Anything else just pick and match ..

6800 GT is a good buy thats $450 arn't ti? 7800 arn't that $900 or $1300? Its the top is not it. Check www.pricespy.co.nz . Depends on how much u wanna spend. But 7800 IMO is high end.
Check this game out one of the more intensive ones re: graphic cards.
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As you can see 6600GT crawls for a sensible buy card 6 months ago. Now that best buy IMO is the 6800 GT. But you can get 7800 it depends on money.
Nomad (952)
413350 2005-12-18 08:37:00 Video tests here.
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I would say 6800 GT

Check this game out one of the more intensive ones re: graphic cards.
www.tomshardware.com

Yes I'd agree - 6800GT now for gaming, not less.
But FEAR is playable on less. My son runs it with
AMD XP 2700
1Gb DDR400
!28mb Ti4200.

I cranked up the settings on his the other day, not full out but enough to cause them to show up in red and give me warnings.
Then loaded one of the saves with lots of action and it ran well.
Surprisingly well.

But sensibly - 6800GT...Or X800Pro (not lower)
pctek (84)
413351 2005-12-18 20:35:00 Yup, if I can afford it, I'll get the 7800gt, but if i can't, i'll probably get the 6800GS :) zahmad (8963)
413352 2005-12-19 04:22:00 Who put this at the bottom of the threads :(? zahmad (8963)
413353 2005-12-19 05:00:00 Who put this at the bottom of the threads :(?Who put what where? If this thread is displaying with the last post added (time wise) at the bottom of the thread, that would be because you have selected "Linear Mode" under Display Mode. If you want your thread to display in Threaded Mode (with the thread map at the top), then select either Hybrid or Threaded as your display option.

You can set your preferred thread display mode globally under UserCP > Options > Thread Display Options


If this is not what you were meaning, then perhaps clarify your comment a bit more. :)
Jen (38)
413354 2005-12-20 01:25:00 I was meaning that no one else was replying to this thread :(. Come on people, I need your great ideas! ;) zahmad (8963)
413355 2005-12-20 01:38:00 Because you already have ideas and now need to go and make up your mind yourself... pctek (84)
413356 2005-12-20 02:15:00 There're selling them again cheap, celeron D systems.

My PC started out life as an Acer t300 $1099

Celeron D 2.6 Ghz (tiny bit of l2 cache)
256MB RAM (DDR333)
Intergrated AC97 audio
Intergrated SIS video

As it started it wouldn't play much so I added

Another 256MB RAM (about $90 dicksmith, 5 year warranty)
A hardware accelerated genius 4.1 sound card ($40 harvey norman)
GeForce 4 MX4000 (yes I know but t'was good enough) (around $100)

To remember: Since the celeron D they have used the same motherboard as the P4 so you can upgrade to that too.

You'll wan t get a bigger case, probably from dick smith too.
apparition (3207)
413357 2005-12-20 02:30:00 I don't buy brand stuff anymore, as I got ripped off buy heaps with interest etc, and offcoarse overseas is way cheaper than little New Zealand :) . Great ideas guys.

So if i can afford a high end graphics card, I should go for 7800GTX and 7800GTX Ultra? :)
zahmad (8963)
413358 2005-12-20 20:40:00 Do I need to get any add on cards, case fans etc? zahmad (8963)
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